[mythtv-users] IPTV in the Netherlands

[wim]

Op 9-1-2012 9:52, Jelte Veldstra schreef:
>> I can sign up for fiberglass and I am eager to do so but I would like
>> stay using MythTV.
>> The fiberglass we getting here is Reggefiber.
>>
>> THe providers who are offering (TV)services over this fiberglass are:
>> *KPN Glasvezel
>> *Lijbrandt
>> *Solcon
>> *Vodafone
>> *XS4ALL
>>
>> Is anyone here running MythTV with one of these providers.
>> And if so how did you set it up.
>>
>> And how is the tv service delivered, is it IPTV or DVB-C over fiberglass.
> Unfortunately the service provided does not solely depend on the
> provider, but also depends on where you live. For example Lijbrandt
> offers an unencrypted IPTV service in some cities, while in other
> cities it's using KPN's IPTV service which uses DRM. I'm a Lijbrandt
> client, but happen to live in a location where we're stuck with KPN's
> IPTV service :(. The type of service provided depends on whether you
> live in a so called WBA area or WGDO area. Search for those terms on
> tweakers.net should get you the necessary information to figure out
> the deal in your city. Asking the provider generally does not help as
> the sales teams don't have those details at hand.
>
> Luckily Lijbrandt does provide exellent DVB-C service with no
> encryption and the original untouched technicolor stream. This gives
> nice picture quality (not HD though) at decent bitrates. Getting
> Lijbrandt DVB-C to run on MythTV was really easy. I added two tuners,
> ran a scan and pruned the channel list. I have not tried EIT, but our
> Sony TV receives that fine, so that may also just work with MythTV (I
> used tv_grab_nl_py instead).
>
> So for MythTV I would steer away from KPN as they force you to use
> their settopboxes. Lijbrandt is a safer choice especially with regards
> to DVB-C, but for IPTV it really depends on where you live. Other
> providers I would not know, but going through the tweakers.net forums
> should provide the necessary info.
> _______________________________________________
> mythtv-users mailing list
> mythtv-users at mythtv.org
> http://www.mythtv.org/mailman/listinfo/mythtv-users

Hi Jelte

I did read some of the topics on tweakers but that did not make it 
crystal clear.
I understand that the preferred network is WGDO.
And reggefiber is most of the time WGDO but not garantied.

Wim